Chapter 47

• Much to my displeasure, the two men and the woman from earlier also join us at our table as Rhodes and I sit down. They seem to be preoccupied with speaking to another older gentleman at our table so maybe I will be spared from having to converse with them through the night. Several people greet Rhodes as they pass him, presumably on the way to their own tables. Rhodes doesn't bother to introduce me to any of them as they chat, though I get a couple of nosy looks as they pass us by. I feel so completely invisible to Rhodes, and yet everyone else in the room is staring at me.
• "Welcome everyone, thank you so much for joining us this evening. As many of you may already know; my name is Lisa Robertson and I will be your host for the evening" The glamorous woman on the stage pauses as she is showered in applause, I politely clap along with the crowd.
• "I have worked with Stand Up To Cancer for the last fifteen years and I am honoured to be here with you tonight so let's make it a great one. We will be beginning the evening with our dinner service before we have a short break that will be followed by the charity auction"